SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers waited three months to get their long-awaited bye week and took advantage of the time off late in the season.

Colton McKivitz spent time wine tasting in Napa. Christian McCaffrey rested up and spent time with his newborn daughter. Trent Williams went back home to Houston.

Most importantly, everyone got a chance for a mental and physical break before the Niners (9-4) prepare to make a late-season playoff push over the next four weeks.

“It was fun to kind of just watch football Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, just from a fan perspective," coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday. "It was different having a bye this late. I don’t know if I’d ever ask for that or wish upon it, but it was kind of nice. Usually, you have your bye week early on and

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